Using floor trusses allows you to utilize eight foot basement walls as the ductwork is installed within the openings of the floor truss.
2x4 truss floor joists.
In jurisdictions where recent versions of the irc fire code are enforced a protective membrane must be installed on the underside of plated truss floor framing.
Floor trusses are going to run around 4 40 per lineal foot spaced 2 on center this makes the cost per square foot for the joists at 2 20.
Slight alterations can be made on site if necessary as.
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I m thinking it would take a little more math on the builder customer part to compare against labor.
Both floor trusses and floor joist systems provide suitable structural support.
Top and bottom chords braced by structural sheathing 6.
There are many ways to frame a floor but i believe 2x4 trusses make the best floor.
Fink trusses were originally invented for the purpose of beefing up bridges but many contractors now use them to increase the strength of interior structures.
Maximum deflection is limited by l 360 or l 480 under live load.
Floor trusses though are an economical alternative to joists.
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Build a fink truss to bolster a floor roof or deck.
Additionally having the mechanicals and ductwork hidden within the web openings of the floor truss allows for the easy installation of drywall to the bottom chord of the floor truss to finish off a ceiling.
In this case your joists are adequate to support a 30 psf live load and 10 psf dead load.
For a floor span of over 24 trusses are certainly the way to go.
In the example the joists have a spacing of 16 inches and a span of 11 feet 2 inches.
Floor trusses are not fire code friendly.
Tcll top chord floor live load 2.
Floor truss span tables alpine engineered products 17 these allowable spans are based on nds 91.
The span table for a 30 psf live load 10psf dead load floor indicates a required fb value of 1 315 and a minimum e value of 1 800 000.
Live load l 480 total load l 360 5.
Basic lumber design values are f 2000 psi f 1100 psi f 2000 psi e 1 800 000 psi duration of load 1 00.
Tcdl 10 psf and bcdl 5 psf 3.
Spacing of trusses are center to center in inches.
In this video i ll show you the options and make the case for trussed flo.
Spans shown are in feet 4.